Conceived and produced by singer Daniela Mercury, the film Rio Bahia Sonora is showcased during the third annual In-Edit 2011 Brazil International Music Documentary Festival.
Weather has had an ugly impact on the world so far this year. Flooding in Pakistan, Australia, and now Brazil have killed thousands. The flooding in Pakistan has caused even more misery in a place where millions of people already suffer; the Queensland disaster has covered an area the size of France; and now flooding in the state of Rio de Janeiro has killed at least 500 people.
Oh to be at Copacabana Beach New Year’s Eve and watch Daniela Mercury ring in the new year at Rio de Janeiro. Daniela Mercury made an appearance before hundreds of thousands, and she and her country, at the start at what will be an amazing decade for Brazil, are off to an incredible start.
The Complexo do Alemão is not necessary on Rio de Janeiro’s visitors’–or locals’–itinerary. A group of poor favellas on Rio’s north side, Alemão was the site of a recent invasion by Rio law enforcement, and has been the host of tragedy after tragedy in recent years. Now a new transportation system offers hope.
Celebrating her roots–and that of Brazil’s–Mercury is ramping up her Project Canibália, which started with her epynomous album released in 2009. A DVD is in the works, with a live performance New Year’s Eve in Rio.
Rio de Janeiro already has its iconic Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer Statue that overlooks the city, but if a group of Swiss architects had its way, the city would add another before the 2016 Olympic Games—one that would signal the move to a zero-carbon economy.
The articles have slowed down a bit this month because GreenGoPost is currently in Salvador do Bahia, Brazil. Not wanting to deal with different keyboards during my trip, I did my best to pre-post ahead of time–in fact, most of the posts that I write are written, re-written, and proofread–I seldom post on the fly. [...]
Rio is one of those must visit cities, so you should be sure to visit before the 2016 Summer Olympics in case its leaders decide to erase its wonderful retro sheen. Naturally the beaches are lovely, but you must visit the Botanical Garden, at the foot of Corvocado mountain. When we visited in 2004, [...]